Innovation Event Management

Larta Institute has managed over 30 investment and partnering events and showcased over 1,000 early ventures from across the US and 16 other countries. Alumni companies assisted by Larta have raised over $1.5 billion in capital.

Larta-managed Innovation Events gather thought leaders, cutting-edge innovations and industry experts to stimulate commercially relevant entrepreneurial solutions to today’s current issues. We have the right network to foster strategic partnering opportunities, deals and collaborative business ventures in any high-tech industry.

Partnering with Larta to manage your Innovation Event means we can help you with:

Agenda Development: Larta can help you strategically generate an agenda with a combination of keynote speakers, panels, presentations, networking events and other activities to best meet the objectives of your conference.

Speaker Sourcing: Our diverse network of corporate executives, industry and subject matter experts, experienced entrepreneurs, innovation policy influencers and academics can be tapped to provide current relevant content as speakers and panelists.

Showcase Company Sourcing & Preparation: Larta has a current pipeline of over 300 new innovations per year from companies participating in Larta’s Commercialization Assistance Programs and an alumni base of over 1,200 companies. Combined with the other entrepreneurs in our network and relationships with 25+ top universities, Larta can solicit and appraise the best emerging technologies to present at your event.

Our network of industry experts will sort through interested companies to find the most relevant, commercially viable technologies and then mentor the selected companies to make the best presentations possible at the event.

Network Access: Larta maintains a network of over 25,000 people active in the innovation ecosystem. We can secure active and relevant experts to build an Advisory Committee who provides feedback on all matters of the event. Larta can also identify and target the relevant players to invite to the event, adding value as attendees.

Sponsorship Development: We provide guidance and consultation on the development of a sponsorship package, approach to securing potential sponsors and recommendations of target sponsors.

Our Events

Since 2009, the Ag Innovation Showcase has distinguished itself as the premier hub for connecting industry leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs in the global ag community. The event pulls together key ag players to incite influential discussion around new industry ideas and trends. We aim to foster strategic partnering opportunities, deals, and collaborative ventures that can help take the ag industry to the next level of productivity and sustainability. Visit http://agshowcase.com/.
The Venture Forum is the largest - and longest running - showcase of early stage innovation and entrepreneurship. For 15 years, The Venture Forum served as Larta Institute’s landmark investment and partnering event. The event attracted movers and shakers from across the world representing every sector of the Life Sciences industry and showcased the most promising seed and early stage life science opportunities.
CEOs of seven leading Swedish technology companies and regional directors of Swedish business development presented at this special forum as part of a five-day program featuring workshops and meetings where Swedish companies met California IT and multimedia organizations.
For 3 consecutive years, Project T2 brought together the corporate and academic worlds to facilitate the transition of cutting-edge research into commercially viable technologies. The Conference discussed the latest in university research and technology transfer and grainted access groundbreaking university spinouts before they hit the market. 300+ total attendees, 35 top universities, 90+ technologies and 3 nations were represented in this effort.
The Global Technology Conference showcased cutting-edge technology companies seeking global partners. The Event attracted 330 emerging and established tech companies, investors and professionals seeking the opportunity to access global technology markets, partner with high-potential technology companies, and find customers worldwide.
The China Compass Conference was one of the nation's leading US-China business conferences. C3 brought together executives, investors, innovators and strategic players from both sides of the Pacific to discuss the current realities and prospects of US-China business.
This invitation-only event promoted the use of the Hong Kong business platform to position your technology company for success in Mainland China and Asia. The Event provided exclusive information to help technology companies access partners, strategic alliances, and clients in China and Asia.
The most successful companies, cutting-edge institutions and influential decision makers gathered to devise a 10-year strategic plan for the life sciences industry in 6 counties of Southern California. The Summit was part of Former Governor Gray Davis’ Life Sciences Initiative to identify strategies to retain and attract life sciences companies, investment and research in California.
The Nano Republic Conference served as a one-day examination of the current state of nanotechnology as well as the near term developments and constraints. This event brought together key players from industry, academia, research labs and the investment community.